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Also Known As	Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov • Vasily Pavlovich Aksenov
Born	August 20, 1932 • Kazan • Soviet Union
Died	July 6, 2009 (aged 76) • Moscow • Russia
Notable Works	“A Ticket to the Stars” • “Apelsiny iz Morokko” • “Colleagues” • “Generations of Winter” • “Say Cheese!” • “Surplussed Barrelware” • “The Burn” • “The Island of Crimea”

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